Quality Manager

AMAX•Fremont, CA

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About The Position

The Quality Manager leads quality assurance across AMAX’s hardware manufacturing and system integration operations, ensuring that AI servers, GPU-based systems, and data center solutions meet customer, regulatory, and internal quality standards. The role develops and maintains the Quality Management System, establishes quality metrics, supports quality across the product lifecycle, oversees inspections and production quality performance, and drives corrective and preventive actions. It also manages supplier quality and customer quality issues, supports audits, and leads a team of quality engineers while promoting accountability and continuous improvement. AMAX is a globally recognized GPU-accelerated IT infrastructure company serving industries including AI, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, and high-performance computing. The position is based at AMAX’s location between I-680 and I-880, within a 10-minute walk of the Warm Springs/South Fremont BART station and bus stops.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
5–7 years of experience in quality management within hardware, electronics, or manufacturing environments.
Strong knowledge of QMS, such as ISO 9001 or similar.
Experience with root cause methodologies, including 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone.
Familiarity with manufacturing servers, storage systems, or similar hardware.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/HPC systems or data center hardware.
Knowledge of supplier quality and global supply chain operations.
Certifications such as CQE (Certified Quality Engineer) or Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) aligned with ISO standards such as ISO 9001.
Define quality KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing and operations.
Partner with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to embed quality throughout the product lifecycle.
Oversee incoming, in-process, and final inspections for servers, storage systems, and rack-level builds.
Monitor production quality metrics, including yield, defect rates, rework, and RMA trends.
Drive root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
Support supplier quality activities, including incoming inspection, supplier corrective actions, and quality performance monitoring.
Conduct supplier audits and manage supplier corrective actions.
Serve as the primary point of contact for customer quality issues and escalations.
Ensure compliance with customer specifications and industry standards.
Support customer audits and quality reviews.
Lead and mentor a team of quality engineers.
Promote a culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.